Widening Access of Nigerians To Distance Education Programmes

Speech-language pathologists/therapists have been using a different service delivery model known for almost 40 years as telepractice, so they can meet the growing demand for assessment, intervention, consultancy, and also distance learning in their scope of practice. As far as the authors could review, the literature highlights a number of benefits for students, teachers, parents, and stakeholders, as well as evidence for the delivery of professional services at a distance within the clinical and educational settings. There are few studies regarding the effectiveness of telepractice intervention in this field. To their knowledge, there are no European Portuguese studies. The chapter illustrates up to date international applications of telepractice and distance learning in speech-language therapy services. It has currently increased in order to respond to the world crisis related to COVID-19 in which social self-isolation and personal dislocations are being implemented, forcing this professional to adapt to this new reality.

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Use of Distance Education by Religions of the World to Train, Edify, and Educate Adherents

The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning ◽

10.19173/irrodl.v5i3.207 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

P. Clint Rogers ◽

Scott L. Howell

Keyword(s):

Distance Education ◽

Distance Learning ◽

World Wide Web ◽

Religious Education ◽

World Wide ◽

Religious Institutions ◽

Political Factors ◽

The World ◽

Virtual Services ◽

And Training

Islamic, Hindu, Buddhist, Baha'i, Jewish, and Christian organizations are all experimenting with distance education for various reasons and to different extents, due to religious, economic, and political factors. Religious institutions worldwide are not only turning to the World Wide Web (WWW) to place information concerning religious beliefs and provide virtual services for their constituents but are also getting more involved in formally educating their members at a distance. This paper will document some of these educational efforts and the reasons behind the expanding use of distance education by several of the major religious institutions for training, edifying, and educating their religious adherents. Keywords: distance education; distance learning; religion; religious education and training; religious institutions; theology

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PEMBUATAN MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN BERBASIS TIK UNTUK PENGEMBANGAN E-LEARNING SISTEM BAGI GURU: STUDI PADA GURU-GURU SMP MUHAMMADIYAH 14 PACIRAN LAMONGAN

Jurnal Layanan Masyarakat (Journal of Public Services) ◽

10.20473/jlm.v5i1.2021.84-94 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 84

Author(s):

Philipus Keban ◽

Yayan Sakti Suryandaru ◽

Nanang Haryono

Keyword(s):

Distance Learning ◽

Community Service ◽

Visual Learning ◽

Learning Model ◽

Knowledge And Skills ◽

The World ◽

Innovative Learning ◽

E Learning ◽

And Function ◽

Role And Function

Learning media is an important part of the distance learning process, especially in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. Online learning implemented in the midst of a pandemic demands innovation. The process of learning media innovation with the use of information technology is a big part of the progress of education. E-learning as a learning model in education provides a big role and function for the world of education. E-learning as a distance learning model in the education sector provides a big function and role for the world of education, especially since the Indonesian Government since March 2, 2020 (kompas.com) is facing the Covid-19 outbreak where all students at all levels are studying at home. Teachers at all levels of education as the spearhead of the implementation of education need to be empowered by providing knowledge and skills in making innovative learning media using technology. Community service that has been carried out aims to empower teachers in making technology-based learning media. This is based on the special problems faced by teacher partners (SMP Muhammadiyah 14 Paciran), the difficulty in making innovative learning media using technology. After empowerment through lectures on the importance of e-learning, followed by training on innovative learning media with movavi, and direct assistance and use of zoom, it was concluded that (a) teacher partners of SMP Muhammadiyah 14 Pondok Pesantren Karangasem Lamongan have increased knowledge (b) Teachers are capable converting PPT into visual learning media using Movavi software, (c) The teacher is able to take pictures, edit using Movavi on a smartphone. (d) At this stage the teachers are able to make learning media starting from planning by selecting important materials, taking pictures, editing learning media, to rendering so as to produce learning media that attracts students. abstrakMedia pembelajaran menjadi bagian penting dalam proses pembelajaran jarak jauh terlebih ditengah pandemi covid-19. Pembelajaran daring yang diimplementasi ditengah pandemi menuntut inovasi. Proses inovasi media pembelajaran dengan penggunakaan teknologi informasi bagian besar untuk kemajuan Pendidikan. E-learning sebagai model pembelajaran dalam pendidikan memberikan peran dan fungsi yang besar bagi dunia pendidikan. E-learning sebagai model pembelajaran jarak jauh sektor pendidikan memberikan fungsi dan peran yang besar bagi dunia pendidikan lebih-lebih saat ini Pemerintah Indonesia sejak 2 Maret 2020 (kompas.com) menghadapi wabah covid-19 dimana semua siswa pada semua jenjang belajar dirumah. Guru pada semua jenjang pendidikan sebagai ujung tombak pada pelaksanaan Pendidikan perlu diberdayakan dengan memberi bekal pengetahuan, ketrampilan dalam membeuat media pembelajaran yang inovatif dengan pemanfaatan teknologi. Pengabdian masyarakat yang telah dilaksankaan bertujuan untuk pemberdayaan guru dalam membuat media pembelajaran berbasis teknologi. Hal tersebut didasari permasalahan khusus yang dihadapi mitra guru (SMP Muhammadiyah 14 Paciran) kesulitan dalam pembuatan media pembelajaran inovatif dengan penggunaan teknologi. Setelah dilaksankaan pemberdayaan melalui ceramah pentingnya pembelajaran e-learning, dilanjutkan dengan pelatihan inovasi pembaatan media pembelajaran dengan movavi, dan pendampingan baik melalui langsung dan penggunaan zoom disimpulkan (a) mitra guru SMP Muhammadiyah 14 Pondok Pesantren Karangasem Lamongan telah bertambah pengetahuannya (b) Guru mampu mengubah PPT menjadi media pembelajaran visual dengan menggunakan software movavi, (c) Guru mampu untuk pengambilan gambar, editing menggunakan movavi pada smartphone. (d) Pada tahap ini guru-guru mampu membuat media pembelajaran mulai dari perencanaan dengan memilih materi penting, pengambilan gambar, melaksanakan editing media pembelajaran, sampai rendering sehingga menghasilkan media pembelajaran menarik siswa.

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Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Distance Education Programs in Vietnam: Rationale and Future Directions

VNU Journal of Science Education Research ◽

10.25073/2588-1159/vnuer.4176 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Nguyen Huu Cuong ◽

Le My Phong

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Distance Education ◽

Quality Assurance ◽

Distance Learning ◽

Online Education ◽

Education Programs ◽

Future Directions ◽

The World ◽

E Learning ◽

Open And Distance Learning

Distance and online education are popular training modes in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and open education. Accreditation is one of the approaches that many countries across the world have implemented to assure the quality of higher education, including distance learning programs. This study investigates the rationale and future directions for quality assurance and accreditation of distance education programs in Vietnam. First, the paper presents concepts of distance education, and quality assurance and accreditation of distance education. Second, the research reviews experiences of implementing quality assurance and accreditation for distance education from several countries in the world. Next, the paper analyses the rationale for conducting accreditation of distance education programs in our country. Finally, the study proposes three groups of recommendations for the national quality assurance organization, accreditation agencies and higher education institutions to be able to implement the quality assurance and accreditation of distance education in Vietnam successfully. Keywords Quality assurance; Accreditation; Distance education; Online learning; Higher education References [1] UNESCO, Distance education in Asia and the Pacific: country papers, Volume III (Singapore - Vietnam), 2009. www.unesco.org/education/pdf/53-23c.pdf.[2] UNESCO, Open and distance learning: trends, policy and strategy considerations, 2002. http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0012/001284/128463e.pdf.[3] Owusu-Boampong, A. & Holmberg, C., Distance education in European higher education – the potential, UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, International Council for Open and Distance Education and Study Portals B.V, 2015.[4] Australian University, Distance learning Australia, 2018. http://www.australianuniversities.com.au/distance-learning/.[5] Darojat, O., Nilson, M. & Kaufman, D., Quality assurance in Asian open and distance learning: policies and implementation, Journal of Learning for Development, Vol. 2, No. 2 (2015) 1. [6] Jung, I. & Latchem, C., Quality assurance and accreditation in distance education and e-learning: models, policies and research, Routledge, London, 2012.[7] Wang, Qi., Quality assurance - best practices for assessing online programs, International Journal on Elearning, Vol. 5, No. 2 (2006) 265. [8] Friedman, J., 10 facts about accreditation in online degree programs, U.S.News & World Report, February 9, 2017. https://www.usnews.com.[9] U.S. Department of Education., Accrediting agencies recognized for distance education and correspondence education, 2018. https://www2.ed.gov. [10] The Australasian Council on Open, Distance and e-learning (ACODE), Benchmarks for technology enhanced learning, ACODE, Canberra, 2014.[11] Bollaert, L., NVAO’s accreditation of online education in a nutshell, 2015. https://www.nvao.net.[12] Henderikx, P. & Ubachs, G., Quality assurance and accreditation of online and distance higher education, 2017. https://www.unic.ac.cy.[13] Stella A. & Gnanam, A., Quality assurance in distance education: The challenges to be addressed, Higher Education, Vol. 47, No. 2 (2004) 143.[14] Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA), Code of practices for open and distance learning, MQA, Kuala Lumpur, 2013.[15] COL, DEMP & UNESCO, Quality assurance toolkit for distance higher education institutions and programmes, COL, Vancouver, 2009.[16] Vietnamnet, Mở đào tạo từ xa sẽ không cần cấp phép, 2017. http://vietnamnet.vn. [17] Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA), Quality assurance of online learning: discussion paper, TEQSA, Melbourne, 2017. [18] Nhân dân Điện tử, Phát triển đào tạo từ xa đúng hướng, 2017. http://www.nhandan.com.vn.[19] Nguyễn Hữu Cương, Một số kết quả đạt được của kiểm định chất lượng giáo dục đại học Việt Nam và hướng triển khai trong tương lai, Tạp chí Quản lý giáo dục, Tập 9 Số 8 (2017) 7.[20] Cục QLCL - Bộ GD-ĐT, Danh sách các CSGD đại học; các trường cao đẳng, trung cấp sư phạm, đã hoàn thành báo cáo tự đánh giá, được kiểm định, 2018 (dữ liệu cập nhật đến ngày 31/8/2018).[21] Cục QLCL - Bộ GD-ĐT, Danh sách các chương trình đào tạo được đánh giá/công nhận, 2018 (dữ liệu cập nhật đến ngày 31/8/2018).

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Institutional and national challenges of teacher education in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

LAPLAGE EM REVISTA ◽

10.24115/s2446-622020217extra-c1016p.315-326 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (Extra-C) ◽

pp. 315-326

Author(s):

Iryna Dorozh ◽

Oksana Bielykh ◽

Lyudmyla Blyznyuk ◽

Lidiia Tovkun ◽

Nadiia Kotsur

Keyword(s):

Teacher Education ◽

Distance Education ◽

Regression Analysis ◽

Distance Learning ◽

Comparative Analysis ◽

Quality Education ◽

Coefficient Of Determination ◽

Cost Of Education ◽

The World ◽

Learning Research

The purpose of the study is to establish the pattern of institutional and national challenges for teacher education in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, by conducting regression analysis and research of regulations of the world, to identify challenges for teacher education and the ability to provide quality education in the context of distance learning. Research methods: systematization; comparative analysis; generalization; regression analysis. Results. After conducting a regression analysis, it was found that the value of the coefficient of determination shows that the regression model by 60% reflects the direct dependence of the availability of emergency distance education in 30 countries, based on the results of access to personal computers among students and the current cost of education. It has been established that countries such as Denmark, Switzerland, Austria, Norway and Luxembourg have a favorable climate for emergency distance education.

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Evolution of the formation of distance learning in Ukraine and the modern world

LAPLAGE EM REVISTA ◽

10.24115/s2446-62202021731303p.353-362 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 353-362

Author(s):

Halyna Ponomarova ◽

Alla Kharkivska

Keyword(s):

Distance Education ◽

Distance Learning ◽

Theoretical Analysis ◽

Educational Institutions ◽

Modern World ◽

Empirical Methods ◽

History Of Development ◽

The World ◽

History Of ◽

Specialized Subject

The object of the research is the history of development and the didactic foundations of distance education. To implement the research, a complex of theoretical and empirical methods was used: theoretical analysis of pedagogical, psychological, methodological and specialized (subject) literature on the problem under study. In the course of the research, the following results were obtained: the world experience in the development of distance learning was studied; clarified and concretized the content of the concepts of "distance learning" and "distance learning"; the author's interpretation of the concept of "distance learning" is given; based on the analysis of domestic and foreign experience, the principles of organizing distance learning were identified and supplemented; the experience of using distance learning in higher educational institutions of Ukraine has been studied and systematized.

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WEB TECHNOLOGY OF USING VIDEO CAPTURE PROGRAMS IN THE PREPARATION OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR DISTANCE LEARNING

Computer Systems and Information Technologies ◽

10.31891/csit-2020-2-4 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 28-31

Author(s):

O. IVANOV ◽

◽

V. KOROLCHUK ◽

Keyword(s):

Distance Education ◽

Distance Learning ◽

Education System ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Subject Area ◽

Successful Implementation ◽

Educational Materials ◽

Electronic Communications ◽

Advantages And Disadvantages ◽

The World

Promising areas for improving the education system, and with the advent of coronavirus online mode has become critical in education, in this regard are at home. Schools have started using Zoom software, and the role of the modular learning environment has grown significantly. At the same time, many problems were identified, such as the lack of Internet access for students from rural areas or disadvantaged families, which has become an obstacle to learning and access to educational materials. In response, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has made a number of recommendations for distance learning. Modern distance education is an extensive system of knowledge transfer at a distance using various tools and technologies, the result of which is the receipt by users of the necessary information for its successful implementation in practice. There are a variety of ways to disseminate knowledge today: mailing books, writing assignments, audio and video discs, telephone consultations, and virtually limitless possibilities of the World Wide Web. The use of distance learning methods allows to provide educational services of various kinds in remote areas, to teach without interruption from the main activity, to teach people with disabilities, to have access to educational resources of the world through the use of modern electronic communications. In today's world, education plays a key role in people's lives, which makes it necessary to constantly develop teaching methods, including distance learning. The coronavirus pandemic has revealed many shortcomings of distance education, as well as the absolute unpreparedness of students and educational institutions for this form of education. That is why it is important to develop this industry now in order to further provide comfortable education for both Ukrainian and foreign students and to ensure that in the future the education system will be ready for situations similar to the coronavirus pandemic. The article is written to assess the advantages and disadvantages of distance learning, its necessity, analysis of the requirements for distance learning materials. Prospects of technologies of multimedia representation of researched objects, processes, phenomena, adequate modeling of the subject area, and their realization.

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FEATURES OF DISTANCE LEARNING IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE CONVENTION OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

BULLETIN OF CHERNIVTSI INSTITUTE OF TRADE AND ECONOMICS ◽

10.34025/2310-8185-2021-1.81.09 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol I (81) ◽

pp. 129-144

Author(s):

Konon Bagrii ◽

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Distance Education ◽

Distance Learning ◽

Education System ◽

Educational Process ◽

Educational Services ◽

Technical Equipment ◽

Higher Education System ◽

Critical Situation ◽

The World

Today, the system of higher education around the world continues to take measures to effectively organize educational activities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. All METHODS OF TEACHING AT HIGHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS Issue I (81), 2021 131 countries of the world had to face unexpected difficulties in connection with the introduction of self-isolation. The higher education system was "on the front lines" with a large number of people. The closure of higher education institutions and the emergency transition to distance learning have led to obvious problems, mainly due to insufficient technical equipment, lack or poor preparation of both teachers and students to work in the new environment. These and other problems pose another challenge to the higher education system in a critical situation. At the same time, along with the obvious challenges and problems, the new format of distance learning provides a wide range of opportunities and prospects for change and improvement of educational systems, for which the critical situation creates forced conditions. The article substantiates the importance of effective distance learning in higher education in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and outlines the main problems of the individual in the relationship "teacher-student" in quarantine. The current stage of informatization of society cannot be imagined without the introduction of information and communication technologies in all parts of the education system, educational institutions and government. These technologies are especially relevant in quarantine, as they allow you to implement distance learning. It is also important that distance education expands and renews the role of the teacher, makes him a mentor-consultant who should coordinate the cognitive process, constantly improve the courses he teaches, and increase creativity and skills in accordance with innovations and innovations. During distance education, there is also a positive impact on higher education: increasing their creative and intellectual potential through self-organization, the desire for knowledge, the use of modern information and telecommunications technologies, the ability to make responsible decisions. The analysis of the research devoted to distance educational process, has allowed to reveal its other basic features, in particular: orientation on independent cognitive activity; significant potential opportunities for distance learning to intensify educational and cognitive activities; the possibility of organizing open learning, expanding the audience of consumers of educational services; integration of world educational services; reduction, under certain conditions, of material costs for the organization and implementation of the learning process.

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Distance Education from Religions of the World

Online and Distance Learning ◽

10.4018/978-1-59904-935-9.ch201 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 2511-2516

Author(s):

P. Clint Rogers ◽

Scott L. Howell

Keyword(s):

Distance Education ◽

Distance Learning ◽

Theological Education ◽

International Institutions ◽

Learning Opportunities ◽

Original Research ◽

Religious Institutions ◽

World Religions ◽

Universities And Colleges ◽

The World

nternationally, religious institutions are developing distance learning for a variety of reasons and purposes. The religious applications of distance learning comprise three main areas: extending the reach of theological education (primarily for the training of clergy), expanding opportunities for higher education from religious-sponsored universities and colleges, and facilitating other lifelong learning opportunities for members of the laity. Although Amos noted in 1999 that “little has been written and published on distance education in North American theological education” (p. 126), that is still the case today. Despite an expanding usage of distance learning by religious institutions, there has been little published on any of these international efforts. Accordingly, this article is a synthesis of original research, the authors having contacted leaders and academics from international institutions affiliated with major world religions to discover more about their various applications of distance learning.

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Synchronous and Asynchronous Learning Environments

Encyclopedia of Information Technology Curriculum Integration ◽

10.4018/978-1-59904-881-9.ch128 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 815-822

Author(s):

Moti Frank

Keyword(s):

Distance Education ◽

Distance Learning ◽

Learning Environment ◽

Learning Environments ◽

Teaching Strategy ◽

Learning Goals ◽

Asynchronous Learning ◽

Knowledge And Skills ◽

Asynchronous Learning Environments

This paper discusses the organizational and pedagogical aspects, benefits, and disadvantages of synchronous and asynchronous technologies as platforms for creating distance learning environments. By comparing the advantages and challenges of the two learning environments, teachers will be able to match the appropriate learning environment and its teaching strategy to their learning goals. These two learning environments involve distance learning. Distance education (or what is commonly termed “distance learning”) is a method of education in which the learner is physically distanced from both the teacher and the institution providing the instruction. Learning may be undertaken either individually or in groups. According to USDLA (2006), distance learning is: “The acquisition of knowledge and skills through mediated information and instruction, encompassing all technologies and other forms of learning at a distance.”

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